The Hidden Horses of New York: A Novel
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“I’d love that,” Jenny replied happily. “I talked to Caitlin the other day and she’s there for the rest of the winter meet. She thought maybe we could do a weekly Q and A session about different aspects of racehorse training that regular horse people might not know. Wouldn’t that be cool? And Lana is going to push them out to the horsey bloggers to tell their readers about.”
“Plus the press you’re going to get for this article… I guarantee more trainers are going to want you to broadcast what a good job they do caring for horses, not to mention retirement stories. This is going to get your phone ringing.”
Jenny smiled. “Hopefully Lana’s phone. She can handle all that. I’ll just show up and do the story.”
“Think you’ll have time to fit them all in?”
“All the stories?” Jenny looked at her laptop, the endless scroll of words to fill an endless scroll of empty page. Outside, a horse in a nearby pasture neighed, and a chorus of replies filtered through the open window. “Aidan, I don’t think I’ll ever run out of amazing horse stories I need to tell.”
Their eyes met, and they laughed together.
Acknowledgements
Writing this book has been a dream come true for me. A vague idea I had last year about millennials, living in New York City, who wanted to change horse racing for the better—it somehow came to life despite a tumultuous year, the publication of the fifth novel in the Eventing Series, and the writing of an entirely different story which hasn’t been released to the outside world yet.
My wonderful husband was, once again, a huge help in sorting out the ideas in my head and turning them into an actual plot with actual characters.
I am so thankful for my Patrons who support me monthly at Patreon. Living in the quiet, hard-working months between book releases can be scary. Knowing you’ve still got people in your corner during all those months of writing is a big comfort. Thanks to Ann Brown, Barbara Hawkins, Cheryl Bavister, Cindy Sperry, Claus Giloi, Dana Probert, Di Hannel, Diana Aitch, Emily Nolan, Heather Voltz, Heather Walker, Jennifer, Kath, Kathi Hines, Kaylee Amons, Leeanne Coquia, Lindsay Moore, Liz Green, Liza Sibley, Lori King, Marilea Butler, Mary, Megan Devine, Orpu, Princess Jenny, Rachael Rosenthal, Rhonda Lane, Risa Ryland, Sandra Geange, Sarah Seavey, Silvana Ricapito, Tricia Jordan, and Zoe Bills.
I’ve got the best fans in the world, and I hope you know how much I love you!
To the writers who always have my back: Mary Pagones, Mara Dabrishus, Jessica Burkhart, thanks for being amazing and supportive. I’m privileged to have such talented writers as my friends.
About the Author
Natalie Keller Reinert grew up with horses: first riding hunters, then discovering eventing with a green off-track Thoroughbred named Amarillo. Never one to turn down an adventure, Reinert has started and galloped racehorses, groomed for Olympic riders, worked in the New York City Parks Department mounted patrol, and so much more. Today Reinert lives in Orlando, Florida with her family.
Reinert has been a finalist and semi-finalist for the Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award, awarded for horse-racing literature, with Turning For Home and Other People’s Horses.
For more information and to keep up with new projects, visit NatalieKReinert.com. You can also follow updates on Twitter at twitter.com/nataliegallops, and on Facebook at facebook.com/NatalieKellerReinert. To learn how you can read unpublished works and read future novels as they are written, please visit patreon.com/nataliekreinert.